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Students at the Penlyne Castle Primary School in St Thomas.
February 5, 2026

Education Ministry urges schools to allow jackets, provide warm beverages amid cold front

The Ministry of Education says schools should allow students to wear jackets to classes amid cooler temperatures and strong winds across Jamaica due to a cold front. There has been widespread public…
Jolyan Silvera and Melissa Silvera.
February 5, 2026

Gun Court accepts Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea, to be sentenced in March

The guilty plea entered by former Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera in connection with the death of his wife has been accepted by the Gun Court, with sentencing set for March 6. Chief Justice Bryan…
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February 5, 2026

JMDA raises staffing, pay and patient safety concerns at UHWI, issues ultimatum

The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) has warned the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) that it cannot guarantee the continuation of normal operations if concerns regarding…
February 5, 2026

Clansman Gang Trial | Proceedings adjourned after defendant falls ill

Today’s proceedings in the Clansman gang trial were adjourned after one of the defendants fell ill. In court, medical doctor Paul Robinson, who is also an accused in the matter, alerted presiding…
February 5, 2026

Detainee at May Pen police lock-up dies at hospital

An investigation is under way in the death of a detainee who was in custody at a police lock-up in Clarendon. The deceased has been identified as Collintine Sutherland, 58, of Crofts Hill, in the…
Demoy Campbell
February 5, 2026

Man killed in alleged shoot-out with police in Thompson Pen, St Catherine

A man was fatally shot during an alleged shoot-out with police in Thompson Pen, St Catherine Thursday morning. He has been identified as 37-year-old fisherman Demoy Campbell, a resident of the…
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February 5, 2026

23 rounds of ammunition found in abandoned building in Shelter Rock, Spanish Town

The police are reporting the seizure of 23 rounds of ammunition from an abandoned building in the community of Shelter Rock, Spanish Town, St Catherine on Wednesday. No arrests were made. The police…
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February 5, 2026

'Voice' fatally shot by police in St Elizabeth, INDECOM investigating

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the shooting death of a man by police in Windsor district in Siloah, St Elizabeth on Wednesday. He has been identified as Christopher…
Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James
February 5, 2026

Cold front disrupts travel at MoBay airport

Operators of Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay say severe weather Thursday linked to a cold front forced the cancellation of an American Airlines flight to Miami, while another incoming…